On Friday night I headed over to a rooftop in the Lower East Side for Miss Brit’s birthday celebration. I can’t believe 3 years has gone by already since I met her. Her mom got her a carrot cake but forgot utensils. Hey, she can’t be in charge of everything, right? I love this photo:

We managed to eat it just fine. I actually almost sat in it. (My sploshing days are long behind me, no pun intended).

A little city friend stopped by to say hello…

It was a lovely evening but later in the night I started to not feel so great and when I woke up Saturday morning I was full blown sick. I’ve been in bed all of Sunday and most of today. Luckily, it’s shark week (those poor little seals!) and bachelorette finale tonight so I don’t feel like I’m wasting time on the sofa.

Last Monday my old roommate, Andrew, came back for a visit. It was a gorgeous summer day and I headed over to the Frying Pan, an old sunken ship that’s been turned into a bar, to meet them for a drink. I should’ve known there’s never one drink with these guys. I can’t complain about drinking margaritas and eating shrimp, calamari, and mussels on a boat with the sun setting over the Manhattan skyline in the background. I’ve missed hanging out with these guys…

Last Sunday I was having a bit of a lazy day where I didn’t want to go anywhere or do anything. I figured if I was going to stay home I should at least clean my apartment and make my space more livable. I cleaned the place from top to bottom and decided I deserved a little reward.  I ordered these awesome Paris skyline pillowcases from Urban Outfitters. If I can’t get to Paris this year at least I can rest my head on these pillows and dream.

I can’t believe it’s August already. I say this every time it’s the first of a new month but time really flies. I don’t want summer to end but I do want the time to fly so that I get to see my brother in February. sigh.

To my pretty little poppet…